Loosen-Yer-Belt Thanksgiving Turkey Stuffing
photo by headworms
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
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16
ingredients
- 16 ounces Pepperidge Farm Herb Stuffing
- 16 ounces Pepperidge Farm cornbread stuffing
- 4 cups celery, fine chop
- 3 cups onions, fine chop
- 1 cup water chestnut, canned sliced
- 3 cups pecans, coarsely chopped
- 1 1⁄2 cups dried currants or 1 1/2 cups raisins
- 1 cup fresh cranberries, chopped
- 1 bunch fresh parsley, chopped include stems
- 1 tablespoon dried sage, crumbled but not rubbed
- 1 tablespoon dried rosemary
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
- 3 eggs
- 5 cups chicken broth
- 4 ounces butter, divided
directions
- In a BIG bowl, add both bags of stuffing mix.
- Chop the onions, celery, water chestnuts (coarse chop), pecans, cranberries & parsley and combine with the stuffing mixes in the BIG bowl.
- Toss with your hands to mix well.
- Add sage, rosemary, thyme, pepper & toss again.
- Break eggs into a smaller bowl. Whisk to mix until uniformly yellow.
- Add 2 cups of chicken broth to eggs & mix.
- Melt 2 ounces of butter & mix into eggs & broth (do not melt butter too hot or it'll cook eggs).
- Pour eggs & butter broth into BIG bowl of stuffing mix & gently mix with your hands (No Smushing, just lightly, lightly fluffing).
- Add enough additional broth to get an evenly moistened (not drippy or gloppy) mix.
- If using as stuffing, use this mix to loosely stuff your bird (don't forget to stuff the front where the neck used to be - makes for a nice presentation as he/she cooks).
- Place remainder in lasagne pan (goal - no more than 2 inches thick in pan).
- Melt remaining 2 ounces of butter & mix with an additional cup of broth. Drizzle over pan of stuffing. Cover pan with tight-fitting aluminum foil & bake @ 325 degrees for 25 nminutes covered & 15 minutes uncovered for a nice crust - adding more broth along the way to prevent drying out (but do not want mush either).
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I have been making this stuffing every time I cook a turkey for the last 8 years. My friends and family ask me to not forget to make it. I usually leave out the water chestnuts and add in diced cooked gizzard, heart, and neck meat. I definitely recommend prepping the ingredients the night before. I highly recommend trying this recipe at least once!
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